It is at first glance a mild sentence for Borussia Dortmund: After the vile insults of Hoffenheim financial backer Dietmar Hopp, the club gets away without a point deduction. But the BVB Fans to show the Yellow card.
No point deduction, for a three-year stadium ban on probation: After the repeated massive failure of the supporters of Borussia Dortmund behaviour of the DFB-sport has put the court of a sign. The three-member panel, chaired by Hans E. Lorenz condemned the BVB due to the foul insults against the Hoffenheim patron Dietmar Hopp to the exclusion of his Fans in the next three games at Hoffenheim, should the Fans of the table leader up to the end of a probation period on the 30. June 2022 again to get some debts.
For a game crash
“If it comes to the part of the exclusion is questionable. We have not imposed because it is more effective, such a punishment to threaten. The Dortmund Fans can be mutually exclusive now. If they are, it won’t come to it,” said Lorenz, in his grounds of judgment. At the same time, he recommended for the future, in similar cases, as they were last in the Bundesliga game Dortmund against Hertha BSC with 45 of the injured or Cup-appearance of the Hamburger SV in Wiesbaden occurred, a game crash. “The will to discipline the Fans rather than our judgments,” said the 67-Year-old.
50.000 Euro Fine
The BVB was occupied also with a fine in the amount of EUR 50,000, and other conditions. Until the end of the season 2021/22 the Black-to-Yellow at Play in the Kraichgau, a minimum of 50 qualified own folder. In addition, the use of large flags and banners, block flags and double-holders in competitive matches against Hoffenheim in this period of time is prohibited.
The sports court punished the incidents in a League game on 22. September, as the Dortmund Fans Hopp desolate, abused, and about ten times ten meters large Banner had been rolled-out, which is the likeness of the 78-Year-old showed behind a crosshair. The Dortmund club’s management had apologized immediately on behalf of the club.
ml/IPC (dpa, SID)